President Muhammadu Buhari, state governors, diplomats and other eminent Nigerians, have indicated interest to attend the 80th birthday of the former National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun.
The Chairman, Organising Committee of the event, Mr Ray Morphy, said this in Abuja on Friday at a news conference.
He announced the committee’s plan to mark Odigie-Oyegun’s birthday in Abuja on Aug. 17.
“These eminent personalities have indicated interest to grace the occasion due to virtues Odigie-Oyegun has added to democratic development in the country,” Morphy said.
He urged younger Nigerians to emulate the leadership qualities and values demonstrated by Odigie-Oyegun when he was a Federal Permanent Secretary, governor of Edo and National Chairman of APC.
